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EDWARD REYNOLDS, Editor.-mMtDDLETOWS, DEI. #SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 22, 1876.An' UNIKAT Day-—H ast Saturdayseems to Bavé been exceedingly prolificn r ff ira stCT B rod accidents. Besides tbedrowning of the two boys and the destruction by fire of Mr. Sballcross barnsthis town, two serions accidentsnearoccurred near Smyrna, by one of whichone man, Mr. James Stroud, lost hislife, and by the other another man,Abel J. Porter, was most severely injured. These happened at home as itwere. In addition to these the papersof Monday teemed with accounts of fatalaocidents and murders on that ill-starredday ; quite a number of the accidentsbeing tbe drowning of persons by thebreaking of ice on which they wereskating.Mr. AoötsTttJs ScHELt, Chairman ofthe Democratic National ExecutiveCommittee, has issued a call for theCommittee to assemble at Willard'shotel, Washington. February 22,1876,to decide on the lime and place forholding the convention of the Democratic party to nominate candidates forPresident and Vice President. It wonldseem that, in this centennial year therewas only one place for tbe constitutional party of tlie country to hold a convention, and that place the city of Philadelphia—the birth-place of the nation—and the time July 1st. Tbe business of the convention coaid in threedays be transacted, the candidates decided upon, and on tbe Fourth of Julyannounced to Hie public, with a platform whose first plank should be theDeclaration of Independence and thelast tbe Constitution of the UnitedStates. Tbe immense concourse of people who will be in Philadelphia on thatday cnold not help feeling pleased withthe idea, and the Democratic party gainmany atrpng supporters from Conservative patriots throughout the land whowould be favorably impressed with tbepatriotism that thus celebrated the birthof the nation's new century.' - ' j — : . ' I. —Proceedings of Congress.Senaxe— Monday, Jan. 17.—Sessionoccupied in the presentation of billsand petitions and in discussion of thereport of the Committee on Buies.House.— Mr. O'Brien, of Maryland,presented a bill for the erection of anew postoffice building at Baltimore;also, a bill proposing an amendment tothe Constitution of the United Statesin regard to free schools and religiousfreedom. Mr. White, of Kentucky,moved for a suspension of the rules, soas to bring a general amnesty bill beforethe House. The motion was lost by avote of 165 yeas to 110 nays, twothirds not voting in favor. Mr. Holman wanted to suspend the rules andpass a resolution declaring it unwiseand inexpedient to fix a specified periodfor the resumption of specie payment,and asking for the repeal of the resumption act of 1874. Rejected by 112for to 158 against. The bill appropriating 01,500,000 towards tbe Centennial was milled up, and Mr. Hardenbratigh, of New Jersey, addressed theHouse in favor of it.Senate — Tuesday, Jan. 18—Mr.Thuiman presented the credentials ofJames B. Euatis, claiming a seat asSenator from Louisiana. On motionof Mr! Dorsey, of Arkansas, the Committee on Postoffices was instructed toinquire into the expediency of restoringthe franking privilege. A resolutionwas adopted, on motion of Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, requesting thePresident to furnish the Senate with(fopies of correspondence with othergovernments in regard to the Centennial Exhibition.House.— Mr. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, from the Judiciary Committee,reported 11 constitutional ameudmeDtmaking the President ineligible to asecond term. Bills were passed extending the time for presenting claimsbefore the Alabama Commission threemonths and tbe time for stamping unstamped instruments until Jan. 1,1877.Mr. Williams, of Wisconsin, introduceda supplementary amendment to Mr.Blaine's Constitutional amecdnient,prohibiting'the appropriation of publicfafids 70 "any sectarian school or institution."Senate — Wednesday , Jan. 19.—Mr.Dennis, of Maryland, presented resolutions of the Baltimore Board of Tradein favor of an appropriation by Congress in aid of the Centennial Exhibition:— Mr. Morton, of Indiana, beganone of his characteristic "bloody sbirt"tirades about the alleged frauds in theMississippi election, rehearsing bis ofttold stories of murder, intimidation,&c., but yielded the floor for the consideration of Executive business. Mr.Davis' resolution for an investigationof the accounts of the Treasurer wasdiscussed, but no action taken.House —The session was prettymuch taken up with the discusaipn ofthe Centennial Appropriation bill.. James Stephens, late-head centre ofthe Fenian Brotherhood of the UnitedStates, died in Paris recently. At onetime he created quite a sensation inthis country.Mrs. Eliza Johnson, widow of tbelate ex-Presideot Johnson, died at theresidence of her daughter, Mrs Patterson, Bear Greenville, Tenn, on Sundaylast in her 65th year. *.TT , f D . .Governor Hartranft.of Pennsylvania,waS ,Dao K ura,ed ,nt0 a *® cond tor ® ofoffice, at Harrisburg, on Tuesday. Yartons pol.Ucal clubs and military compailea attended the inauguration andme« I i«nt tsp ay.Tbe jury at Indianapolis, on Saturday, in tbe ease of the internal revenueganger McGriff, retnrned a verdict ofguilty on nine of tbe twelve countsarainst him conviction him of receiving«gainst ntra, convicting nun ot receivingbribe*, making false returns, conspir«oyi &c., in connection with the WhiskyNews Items.nog.T 7? - I T , fc .Mr^Mditon^— Satarijiy, Jap^lWh,1875, Wts'to our great centre, Middletown, OBC of the most eventful days ofthe Centennial year, long to be remembered. The sun arose in all its splendor, fringed with crimson gold, yetlike other things of this world it wasdoomed to bave its splendor dimmed.It soon became overcast with cloudst hat were ominous; for the news sooncame upon us, like a clap of thunder,(bat two of our young me t had beendrowned. Next came the alarm of feewhen every person seemed to be almostparalyzed, wondering what would comenext. 1 be hour of two o clock F. M.,was the time set for the meeting of thePeninsula Agricultural and Pentolagiçai Association, which turned out tobe the great event of this day. Manygentlemen frem a distance, strangersamong us, yet members and stocknolders in the Association, were on hand,a thing to which our citizens tjere unaccustomed to see upon such occasions,and at once shrouded the minds of ourpeople with doubt. The sight of sucha winding sheet convinced them thatsome great catastrophe was about tohappen by which our great institution,the P. A. & P. A., was to be brokenup and entirely' annihilated. Ourgen-<tlemanly Chairman, \V ni K. Cochran,Esq., at once called the meeting toorder, when the minutes of the lastmeeting were read and declared approved. The reports of the Secretary,Treasurer, and Board of Managers wereread, some approved and others referredto appropriate committees. A résolution was offered and adopted, appointing a committee upon land for permanent location oî fair ground, whenthere arise in our midst the ghost thatbad been enshrouded in the windingIt was nothing more than apoor Granger, yet its sudden appearance in our midst almost took all the!thunder out of our great guns. Itmade its appearance in the shape of a;Resolution offered by Professor E. D.Porter of the Delaware State Agricultural College : '-Resolved that it is thesense of this meeting of stockholders ofthis association, that a premium of onehundred dollars be given to any Grangeof this Peninsula that brings to ournext exhibition the best and greatestdisplay of articles." The Prof, prefaced the presenting of his resolutionwith a few remarks in his easy, happyand pleasant manner, which had theeffect to apparently strike dumb thosethat were present, for none attemptedto reply. The question was called atonce The chairman not being able todecide which side had carried thequestion and every thing bemg in anapparent uproar, Bill Dean arose and,in his usual blunt manner, asked tbeChairman to allow him to make a fewremarks, which was granted. Afterhe had been talking Borne ten minutessome person in the crowd had so farrecovered from bis fright as to discoverthat Dean was out of order and calledhim to order, when he at once droppedinto his seat as though he had beenshot, yet not before he had told someplain truths and which, upon some ofour people, were not without effect, butothers it set raving, judging from theiractions. When the question was againcalled and the chairman decided it waslost. Then onr gentlemanly Secretary,J. Thos. Budd, Esq., arose and offeredtbe following, "Resolved that theboard of managers be requested to takeinto consideration the propriety of offering a premium of One hundred dollarsat our next exhibition to any Grangeupon this Peninsula whose memberstake the greatest number of premiums "It was not until this period of tbe proceedings that the storm broke forth inall its fnry, when His Excellency, theGovernor, in an exoited manner, saidthat if he knew any thing of ParlimcDtary usages no two resolutions just thesame could be acted upon, or entertained at the same meeting. Now Iam satisfied that oars is a good Governor but when he undertakes to ingtructlunlcatetl.)«f'.A.n.d«jr.cetintt Liut Sa-mtbedehisinittheoftheforfordethethetbetheatosoaretheofastoainofsheet.Granges in Parliamentary usages hemay possibly get beyond his depth,Ile said this was not a Grangers Association and they did not waDt anything to do with Grangers ; the nextthing he expected was that Masons andOdd Fellows would be asking forpremiums. Prof. Porter again aroseand replied to bis Excellency, whichappeared to arouse the storm to greaterfury when Satuual Townsend, Esq., inbis usual lamblike style expressed hisviews. He must not have been wellfor he soon subsided apparently overcome by his great efforts. At thistime, appearing to take advantage ofthe opportunity, up jumped that everlasting talker, Dean. He got the floorapparently having revived from theeffects of that shot which levelled himon a previous occasion, and went at itagain as though nothing bad happened,and be did put in some most tellinglicks. He said as a Granger, he hadbut one object and that was the elevation and general welfare of the American Agriculturalist to their trueposition in society, and he thought thatmaking tbe P. A. and P A. what itsname indicated was one ef the meansof accomplishing his desired object butby allow,ng ,t to degenerate into aJockey Glub race course, it only tendered to demoralize its members, andin the CDd would break up the organzation. R. Cummins, Esq., in bisgentlemanly and pleasant manner,spoke for sometime and replied to tberemarks of Mr. Townsend in regardto having to pay Grangers to come tothe exhibition, by usking were not theHorse Jockeys paid to come when apremium of $800 was offered for asingle nee and which money was takenof away by a single horse! ar.d he wantedknow bow much that had benefitedone , be Peninsula Agriculturalist? Why notin pay grangers? After Mr. C. bad coneluded, Mr. H. A. Nowland, our abletbe Representative to the Legislature, anthe nounced himself as a granger but saidas be was an interested party he couldnot vote for the resolution. Afterwhich the question was called. Tbechair announced the resolution lost ;wben a division was called for andof those in favour of tbe resolution wererequ i re d to go into the room with thec ^ irlDaDt * nd aboot a dozen men,mogt jy strangers and many of themfrom a distanae, were all who respond-.ed; but when the negative was called,then it was that Middletown knew herof true interests, and knowing them, daremaintain them. Tbe next business inorder was the election of officers whichorder was tDe election Ot oncers, wntenwent on smoothly until that everlastingturmoil of a Dean came to. vote andvoted 5 shares for himself and thenoÄered to vote 5 shares for the New^ark Grang^asj^s repräsentativ«. Havl? ti gJ« bs ^H\ nd R"/ d ** tbe ,f°°f^ a <# hfhanCa^here 6 !] ^ a dÆcultf arose, by one 4j e f ect jà n officers, a man more verdant| fhan the nanic which he claim8 would| ideate, „hject in t0 Dean votingS (ock, which at once put Dean uponbig met ,] e an d he said. 1 as the asso! ciation by the acts of its officersj money they were bound'eitber! t0 b ; s vofe or gj vc hint backraone? " The latter is one of the things„„ / e ' , e are DOt guilty of yet Dean! was persistent for one or the other beingd one. jj e was independent, andno t appear to care which The officersaD( j roany of tbe stockholders presentwere j n favour of receiving the votes,but tbo ver dant man; like a Green! Mountain remained firm to the positionwb j cb be bad assumed Finallyvo t es were taken regardless of his8ent . Another little incident that cameund er the eye of your correspondentwas the following: *n elderlyf ace d Englishman (whose head lookedag though it wanted a new coveringt h a tch) who had been intently Watchj n g tbe proceedings, happened tojf the thing went on as it was goingto-day the whole thing would be playj e d ou t and in four years, which remark; seemed to raise the ire of a man presentwbo did not appear to be much of. talker, but judging from his quickj stepping manner, was a great Walker[ This man with pocket-book in hand,j wanted to put up his money thatthing would not play out, butI sta |d 0 |d Englishman declined to: hj s money. The forgoing are some: (he incidents that presented themselvest0 , be eyes of your correspondent asf ew 0 f t he events of an ever eventfulday long to be remembered in theua )g of Middletown.A Sojourner and Looker On.-.-! [Communicated.]Nineteen Sheriff's Sales.j -a; The sheriff of New Castle county pubj lighe8 thia W eek. in oue p aper , nine teen, , . ' n usales of real estate - 0ne by onehomes of the poor are being soldf rora them. No matter how manyda J® and w ® cks of incessant toil ; how! ® u °h pinching and saving has beenj dured in the earnest strife to obtain! permanent home ; no matter if fromsale onl y enough be realized to cover! lhe mortgage (held by some moneyb ™ker who in all probability advanced,be caab generously at twelve per ceDt.j discount and six per cent interest) ;I ,natter if the eight or ten hundred dol! lars 8aved and P aid b J tbe laborer] sacrificed and he and his little family! turned out of doors ' the mortgage mustj be paid, that the lender, already rich,| m a J g ras P m° ro wealth and investin other loans to again foreclose andj realize regardless of the sufferings and! misery entailed upon the victims ofgreed. "How long, O Lord! howoalong," might well be the cry of hundreds and thousands of suffering humanity that day after day are strugglingblindly or hoping against hope for somemeasure of relief. Business is dull,labor is unemployed, and the incessant"tramp, tramp, tramp" of the homeless,wearily passing front place to plaeeseeking work, is tbe best evideûce thatMr. Davis' resolution of inquiry iutothe national finanoes is of more anddeeper interest to the country thanQuixotic speeches from Presidentialpirunts on amnesty. Congress shouldadopt some measures of financial reliefto the country at large that would employ more labor and give less workthe sheriffs ; that would recall the wandering tramp from his weary pilgrimageand lighten tbe load of care fromheart of many a helples\ widow andorphan child who scarce ean tell wheretheir next meal is to come from. Willing to work and none to be hudisdaily cry, and yet no effort is beingmade to-give relief, and the red flagthe sheriff flaunts gaily in the breeze.Anon.[Much of the trouble and distresswhich our correspondent • complainstoo often traceable to the acts of the distbeir incomes, and go no furtherdebt tban tb knew , ho y could pay... , . ,do bua >" as:s tbe "> eans tb «Y baj instead of borrowing money at "12cent.," to extend their operations,Sheriff would have much less work\ dition, the wotkmen have never beenj willing that tbeir wages shou | d be 8ub; J {o , , ike red J ioa> but insist.I endeavoring to keep them up tohigh standard attained during the war,and whenever the employer seeksmake a re d uc tion they "strike" and. . - „ ^ -b J tbe " ean3 of unlons -• t0 forcecompliance with tbeir demands. Thenmany of them quit and complain thatthey cannot get work when in reality.\ P rlceg -J^Communicated )CODCeroiog Church Worship.-Mr.. Editor :—1 have noticed thatour churches there is a practicethe majority of those attending service(including meuibets) ot abruptly turning their heads at tbe entrance of everylate potuer. Wbat makes the practiceworse, it is done tyhen the pastor isthe most interesting portion of his sermon, .and the interruption is oftengreat that he is obliged to stop his discourse for a minute or two. Somesons, especially ladies, go to churchand make it a point to tage a seatthe end of the pew next to the aisle,snd thus obstruct the other portionthe pew from the use of geutlemen,^ if one crowds past them be is invaria; M * F™ " PJ '. bly yçmeuibered as the clqmsiest mapin tbe world Lan t we have some ben„L-.L _ _ ann L_isystem which pervades to such anjymost unlimited extent among the agri-y.„l,„,.l „„4cultural portions of onr peninsula, and,indeed, throughout the land. No casha I, „-iffpayer was ever sold bnt by the sheriff.If men would be satisfied to live withintressed persons themselves aidedvast measure by the ruinous creditdo. To bis last proposition that"weary tramps are willing to work andno work can be had,rather derogatory answer is found in the reportsstrikes by the operators in large factories, etc. Though the prices forkiuds of manufactured goods hâve• turned to almost their ante-bellum conthey can get work, but not at theircustom" to which ouri.oSr*«pmflffént alludes is on e^lh at hask b«n coiklained of frou»#m|1mtn^ f #ple « oh«rch||«# »#,th^Wgi&riJ»» presume always «ill. tue*i around to see who is coming in, andtherc ; s no use t0 try t0 stop ll)effitbere can be no reuied for th(i habit... , ,uu^¥. as », do °« II W n y cbu ?°" es inCanada.'the pulpit be placed near theentrance so that all persons in entering'his tbe bouse njust-mass before the cotigre. . , 7 U!ni) mg a,, ° n lD8,ead beh,nd . ,h °™| would prevent the necessity of turningaround to see who is coming in Asto the second it admits of no excusewhatever Whether intended to be so. . , , . , lfi .or not ' U «eitainly looks rather sei »j or least thoughtless, to see one person block the entrance to a pew asb6i or gbei intended to keep the wholeof ' it t0 himself. It would be, as well.88 look - " nch beUcr tor each one -. manor woman, as he, or she, comes in toof take the seat in a pew furtherest fromthe en t ra nce, so that one would notj , . , ..1 P ^ ^| pass in is all nonsense,in the Older in which they come in, anda n, ac h useless annoyance and confusionjofa j you ca l) " the revolution of BishopHaven passed by the Methodist confer• ■« , »You will allow me to correct a ints; apprehension which your words imply.First, there has been no Methodist cou? reDC ! in B ° st °" for 8ev f eral * ear8feecond, no Methodist conference anyj where else in the Lnited States has! P assed rc f 8 °! Qti ,? D ' "° r "J**™?| one, in favor of "a third term. Third,no Bucb resolution has been offered byBishop Haven at any couference, noranywhere else.The statement "going the rounds "about a resolution offered—a nominationa D iade—a two hours speech in favor ofit—vociferous applause—and a universal support by acclamation—is all! fabrication by imagination reporters,wbo se assumed infallibility, yet refusesj to correct when denied and disproved byno unquestionable authority,j The truth is this and nothing more:be After tbe close of a public anniversarymeeting of the Methodist S. S. Union,| of which Bishop Haveni one of the speakers, when the audienceit bad retired he arose and, overcoat inj hand, talked to tbe remnant teu ortwelve ministers—incidentally advised: prayer for Grant's nomination. Thatis the mouse of that mountain! Small10-1ThatThe habitof gentlemen getting up for ladies toLet each sitwill be prevented.][Communicated, jitItReligious Proscription.Mr. Editor :—Your article last weeköd "a third term," etc , refers to whatwas not evenerred in adopting as true what hasto! correspondent.]1 Th® Philadelphia and Reading Coal[ companies started operations in sevenI collieries, and individual operatives»bout eighteen more, on Monday.cause of alarm ! A handful of prayerswon't renominate Grant.L. C. Matf.ack[We accord space to the above communication with much pleasure. It isa sincere gratification to know thatthere is so little of truth in the oft repeated story of "the confirmation ofBishop Haven's third term resolutionby the M. E Conference, and havingbeen ' going the rounds" we acknowledge the error and gladly print thecorrection from our much esteemed{|of ;1!5tic gtta'tisemcnkREGISTER'S ORDER.ofREGISTER'S OFFICE,isin;to_ c , i ~,, x , mTTT , x ^in | SOMETHING NEW.-toinamong- —.CENTENNIAL HOTEL,min'»! Ann: KUL U "'• x rcsIie ctful!y inform the public that I havein recently opened the above bouse, and offer to: ! liem g° öd accommodation at all tipies bothso d "£ a ^ a " d 8 "nel t aîTho^rs R ° rSeSN.°iî ^Wstet? «d Terrain'Supper willbe given on Thursday Evening, January 27,»««• Pf'f 8 ' $10 j° OHN vv _ rob ,vsonat ' ___ J—of 4- *On the road between Taylor's Corner andMiddletown, a ladys FUR BOA. By returning the same to the owner the finder will con| f er (( j. a? . Qr aa( j recf ,j vi , „ prpper reward.£ B. LEE,Jan 22 — 2t Middletown. Del.New Castle County, January 14, 1876.Upon the application of Henby Clayton,Administrator of Nathan Frame, late of St.Georges Hundred in said county, deceased, itis ordered and directed by the Register thatthe Administrator aforesaid give notice of theRriint ing of Letters of Administration uponthe Estate of the deceased, with thedate of granting thereof, by causing advert isements to be posted within forty days from! the date ofsach Letters, in six of the mosti public places of the County ot New Castle,| re q U i r i D g all persons having demands againstthe Estate to present the same or abide by anAct of Assembly in such case made and provided ; and also cause the same to be insertedwithin the same period in the MiddletownTranscript, a newspaper published in Middletown. and to be contiued therein two months.Given under the band and Seal of Office. I -,. of the Register aforesaid, at NewL.S. > Castle, in New Castle County afore2 -V—) t said, the day and year above writS. C. BIGGS, Register.ten.i, . , . ,All persons having claims against the estateof the deceased must present tlie same, dulyattested, to tbe Administrator on or beforeJanuary 14th, 1877, or abide the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided.HENRY CLAYTON,: Adminittor.NOTICE.ofAddress—Mt. Pleasant, Del.Jan 22—2ntCarriase Harness $10.00 per Set.Having located in Middletown, for the P«rpose of carrying on the Saddle and HarnessMaking business, will keep constantly on handand make to order all kiuds of Carriage, Wagon, Cart and Plow Harness ; Saddles, Bridles,Halters, Collars, Back Bands, &c.Also, a good assortment of Horse Covers,Lap Robes, Whips, Bits, Horse Boot9, Trunks,i Trace and Haller Chains, &c., &c., all of| which will be sold as low as can be bought' in tbe city. Call at the store room on Mainstreet, opposite the Pennington machine shopsexamine and be convincedA. II. RUSSELL,aA. H. RUSSELL.N. B.—Repairing done promptly and atj moderate prices. jan 22-3mhas; .T*? 6 subscr, ^ r will sell Publ'c Sale, at. | ^ farra "ear Warw.ck, Cec.l county, Md„inthe § HEAD OF WORK HORSES,Assoiftonot'hasbynor"ofaby!inor;cuj ^düftiscinents.10-1On Tuesday, February 8th, 1876,Th,/ol!owiag property ; -And 2 Colts,7 HEAD OF CATTLE,2 Wagons, l two-horse Peach Dearbornwith 3 springs, peach wagon springs,peach rigging, 1 Corn ShfUc,ONE GRAIN FAN,j ! , ■ Tj j «g: 1 Onampion ttoapor and Mowor' COMBINED, ONR sleigh,.1 Drill, 1 Hay and Straw Cutter, 1 'HorseRake, Plows, Harrows, Cultivators, 1 Roller,Plow and Wagon Harness, 1 Grindstone,Shovels, Forks. Hoes, 1 set of Tools, a lot ofGrain Bags, 1 Family Carriage with DoubleHarness, 1 Buggy.TERMS OF SALE—All sums of $20 andunder to be paid in cash : all over $20 a noteto be given for ten months, interest added,with approved security, payable at the Citizens' National Bank of Middletown.-MIDDLETOWN.__!_ . , ......Constantly op hand a large stock ot wellseasoned materials, from which those desiringWagons can be accommodated at short notice.Also, a large stock ofH. MORTON.Jan 22—tsto isitNOTICE.QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE HOUR'—The regular quarterly meeting of the Trustees of tbe Poor of NewCastle County will be held at the Almshousein said county, on WEDNESDAY, January26th, at 10 a. m. All persons having billsagainst the Board are requested to presentthem to the Trustees for their hundred beforethe day of meeting.JOHN W. EVANS, Clerk.TO THETAXABLESOf St. Georges Hnndred.Notice is hereby given that, in pursuance ofthe requirements of tbe Act of Assembly inthis behalf, the undersigned will attend at thefollowing named places, on the days named,between the hours of 10 A. M. and 3 P. M.,for the purpose of collecting all tuxes due thatare unpaid, to-wit :At Alex. Maxwell's Hotel, iu Middletown,on Friday and Saturday, January 21st and22d.At my Home, near StimmitBridge, on Monday, January 24th.At Montgomery k Sons' Store, in St.Georges, on Tuesday, January 25th.At Yearsley's Hotel, in Port Penn, on Wednesday, January 26th.At Henry D. Paullen's Hotel, in Odessa, onThursday, January 27th.Persons liable to pay poll tax only, in default of payment will be returned as delinquents.Persons liable to pay taxes other than polltax, are hereby notified that, in case of default, tbe collector will proceed to collect suchtaxes immediately, by due process of law.PURNÉLL J. LYNCH, Collector.St. Georges Hd , New Castle co., Jan. 10,'76—SUPERIOR—LAMP CHIMNEYS!—AT—Anderson's Drug Store,'Jan 15—tf.1 _ 0 m nM p urn T PB^ riUJNXiJjR £SlUJM.r rULLLIt,j .... , ewhich has met with universal Favor, havingj been tried in nearly every State.i REPAIRING neatlv and promptly attendedt 0# * *1 r 1I We are selling low for cash.ESTABLISHED 1832.isreODESSA WAGON WORKS.ofPLOWS,HECKENDORN, MOORE, CONCAVE.WILÉY, ETC.![Hamms, Coltmtors, Hollars, kFarmers' Attention is called to thecelebratedL. V. ASPRIL & SON,[>OK SALE,A very desirable DWELLING HOUSE, withgarden and stable attached, eligibly situatedon Main street, Middletown, Del., containingi 1 rooms ' ba * b . roo , m < a , n l ki ,', clien i a ' 80 J alQtto 1 [[ on,,a B on M,,ln ^ ee, .. eo f . , J 3f r ^ n s ie st s r t e 0 relioisê oreefed'fbireonValso, a*»*of 2 ACRES on Lake street. Apply tov , ... THOS MASSE YNov •" Gnl _ * d 0ffp ' eATTOTIONEERING.— ^ui ia ■■ ."• A*Will continue, as heretofore, to call sales ofreal and persona! property, through the coming winter and spring, fofamoderate compensatjon. Grateful for past favors he solicit« acontinuation of the pnhlic patronage.November 20-3m.;.St. [it iIthe IA DESIRABLE DWELLING HOUSE, withthe ( large lot attached, on High street, in the'townof Odessa. Rent low. Possession given onj March 25th next. For particulars, apply to' or address JOHN M WOOD,No. 12 Robinson st., Wilmington, Del.0 r WM POLK Odessa Delan ' ' 'January to lmODESSA, DELAWARE.Janury 15th, 1876—tf.FOR RENT,FOR SALE,The STOCK and FIXTURES of a wheelwrightshop, doing a good business. Will be soldR. J. WARNER,St. Augustine, Md.um>.Jan 15—31*HARNESS WANTED.I The person or persons who borrowed the fullj SET OF HARNESS from mv stable last Tues\ day nth iust win confer A favor by returnAsing the same to their owner.JAMES C. TOWNSEND.Townsend, Jan. 14.—3tFOR RENT,; A WHEELWRIGHT SHOP—a No. 1stnnd—at Fieldsboro, Del. Possession given- ! March 25tb, next. Apply toi Jan 15—lmJOHN UND,Fieldsboro, Del.DIVIDEND NOTICE.' New Castle County National Bank of Odessa,' January 5th 1876.1 . . Tbe £""'7 *ÏÏr foÆtÂj ldend of V VE ? ENT ' for las ' 81 *! m ° n,b8 ' . c '^ r . of , a11 '"'"'jTflränK! aft T er tb * \ 2,h ,nst ' 3 L ' GIB ^:I J»n 8 4t <ofDIVIDEND NOTICE.Citizens' National Bank,Middletown, Del., January 4th, 1876.The Directors have this day declared a Dividend of FOUR (4) PER CENT, from theearnings of the last six months, payable tothe stockholders on and after the 15tb inst.J. R. HALL, Cashier.Jan 8-4tatatptoaLpfat*2 or <iTMJSteEf &—ofJ-w.A1876,- jBy virtue of an order of theCourt of the Stale of Delaware in andiNavf, Castle county, made the 13th3eptémt>er, A. D. 1875, will be exposedsale at Pnblic Auction, at the Hotelof~*Tîriant in the town of Middletown.On Monday, January 31st,AT 12 O'CLOCK, M.,; The following described lands and! being the Real Estate late of Mary R.i wood, deceased, to-wit :No. 1. Situated in Middletown,: Saint Georges Hundred, in saidMowor : beginning at a stone on tbe westof the public road leading fromtown toward Summit Bridge, a'Horse for these premises, and lands of CharlesRoller, Ash and wife, thence with the west sideroad or street, S. 10 deg. west, passinglot of a stone, the northern limit of the townDouble 4-10 perches to a stake at the N. W.of Broad and Lockwood streets, thenceand ' l ! e ,, n ° r,h side °f said ®V l ' eet S - denote f 2-10 perches to a white marble stoneadded, L 8,one be,,,g °Citi- "T^ i f?v ST*'j l0 ' 1'- * heDCesaid street and for. a new line now■ made dividing this lot from lot No. 2,- ; deg. W. 20 perches and 21 links to amarble stone marked No. 2 and datedstanding in line of lands of Charles G.and wife, a corner for this lot and lotthence with the line of Ash and wife'sN. 80 deg. 20 min. E. 20 6-10 perchesstone and place of beginning; containingACRES and 121 SQUARE PERCHESLAND, be the same more or less.0 2. Adjoining Nu. 1-beginning at a white marble stoneNo. 2, and dated 1875, set in theof lands of Charles G. Ash and wife, afor this lot and lot No. 1, thence with; Ä'iSAft; W: SSS! wood street. 22 perches and 14 links: s ake in the centre of Lockwood street,at the west end of said street as nowa corner for this lot and lands of Jessethence with said Lake's line S. 81}°perches and 21 links to a stake, cornerLake and this 1Ä and in a line ofSamuel Penington, thence withline N. li deg. W. 22 perches and 7a stake, corner for Penington and thisInn. line, of lands of Cbarlcs..G..A sh andthence with Ash's line N. 80 deg. 2031 perches and 2 links to the stone,beginning, containing 4 ACRESSQUARE PERCHES OF LAND, be themore or less.No 3. A lot of land in Middletownsaid, bounded by Broad and Crawfordand containing NINE THOUSANDFEET, more or less.No. 4. A lot of lan i situate intown aforesaid, lying on Broad andstreets, and containing NINE THOUSANDSQUARE FEET, more or less.No. 5. A lot of land in Middletown,said, fronting on the public roadfrom Middletown to Mt. Pleasant onedred and twenty-five feet, thence onington street one hundred feet, thencelot of Lewis Miller on the West oneand twenty-five feet to the Academythence by said lot one hundred feetbeginning, be the contents thereofless. -And-it is ordered that the purchaserpurchasers thereof, be and appear at theOrphans' Court for New Ca9tle county,the Court may assign to him, her orj the premises sold pursuant to said order,I 8 ^ e or t ^ e 2'i sufficient surety orto be approved by the Court, enteringrecognizance to tbe State to be takenacknowledged in said Court, in a penalto be determined by said Court, withtion to pay to the parties entitledtheir executors, administrators or assignsspectively, their jnst and proportionateshares of the said purchase money withterest from such time as the Court maywell- termine, in manner and form as maydesiring direclion of , he said Court be prescribednotice. H pp 0 ; Dted in 8aid co nd „ion.Attendance will be given and termsi made known at the time and place; by JOHN H. RODNEY, Esq., Trdstbg,; his attorney.Attest :TRUSquarterNewJanuarybillspresentbeforeofinthenamed,M.,thatandMonSt.Wedondedelinpolldesuch10,'76iuhaving By virtue or an order of the Orphansof the State of Delaware in and for Newattended ,,e Countv, made tbe 13th day ofA. D. 1875, will be exposed to sale, atauction, at the Hotel of John E. Lewis,town of Newark.C. M. VANDBVER,Clerk Orphans'k ADJOURNEDTRUSTEE'S SALEREAL ESTATE!On Friday, January 28th,AT 12 O'CLOCK, M.,Tbe following described lands andbeing the Real Estate late of Samueldeceased, to-wit :All that certain piece and parcelLand situate in Pencader Hundred,and State aforesaid, bounded andas follows, to-wit : Beginning at an oldner Hickory eastward by a small run,running thence north 84° cast 10thence south 6° east 54'ner stake fbrmerly in James Kincade'sthence with a new line between this andJames' division of this tract (sold toCook,) south 66J° west 112 perches tocorner in the old lice of this tract, thencetbe said line north 6° west 83 perchesold corner wuite oak stump by the sideold road, thence with said rood north20J perches, thence south 60° east 16Jthence north 84° east 48 perches, thence6° east 18 perches, thence north 84°perches across a small run, thence upnorth 6° we9t 19 perches to the place ofning, containing43 Acres of Land,or less.withsituatedalQt5 head of Good Work Horses and Mares,a*»* 1 P ,,ir of Mules, kind workers:10 head of Cows and Maryland Feeders,20 bead of superior Western Ewes,e 1 extra fine Young Buck,. i° Che8l ! r 8oar Pi * 8 '1 Sundry Farming Utensils.The public are invited to attend thisgjrs, Annual Slock Sale. Every articleof ; fered will positively besold.com- TERMS—Sums of and under $25,, over that amount 6 months credit on wella i cured judgment note; or 5 per centcash.Jan R-is REYNOLDS Awiththe'townontoDel.to a newsoldMd.fullTuesreturnThe above premises are ordered to befree and clear of Dower.And it is ordered that the purchaserchasers thereof, be and appear at thephans' Court for New Castle County,Court may assign to him, her or litem,premises sold pursuant to said order,or they, with sufficient surety or suretiesbe approved by the Court, entering intocognizance to the State to be taken andknowledged in said Court, in a penalhe determined by said Court, withto pay to the parties entitled severally,executors, administrators or assignstively, their just and proportionate sharesthe said purchase money with interestsuch time as the Court may determine,manner and form as may by the directionthe said Court be prescribed and appointedsaid condition.Attendance will be given and termsmade known at tbe time and placeby JOHN H. RODNEY, Esq., Trustee,his attorney.Attest :1givenDel.Odessa,81 *C. M. VANDEVER,Clerk Orphans'Jan 8—ts1876.DivthetoSTOCK SALE.The subscribers will sell at Publicat the Reynolds Farm on the Levels, inqninimink Hundred, adjoining lands ofWilson, Esq., and tne Messrs. Rotbw'hll,On TUESDAY, February lat fCommencing at 12 M.,The following described STOCK :?! N ^S r 5 Æoodjs, êroteriP 1\NI •Orphans'forday oftoJacksoni-_THE BEST GOODSTJÜÏ 'n1876rf ».Foim>y!Itenements,LockCounty,side !Middle-,cornerG. ,of said jover j21corner 1with ;F- J' jNo. ;n ,' h - e |being jN. 8} !white !1875, |AshNo. 2,landto the fpT T A W/ATV 11UOS2 A k/1v AFU.WVFK5«OF!marked !line jcorner ;the line ;SE ito a I returns willI not only nay helIter 'than h.tvtingand j ,he K ood9 la -V° n the shel , re *> bu .' eaabla ?opened, ! C0B "*5 t, f; shovr » Brea,er var,e, - T ' WeLake, : lnar * e " a '* 0, *rW. 30 |for !lands of jPenington'sjlinks to ilot and !wife, 1min. E. | to a very low figure. We have now inplace of j and are prepared to show tbe inhabitantsand 54 j this town and vicinitv a magnificent line1 'afore- T-k__streets, kJtCj krOOQS,SQUAREMiddleWilsoniafore- jleadinghunWash- :by the ,hundredlot,to the jmore oror ;next i ....■tn.ij __that i EVERY ARTTCLR NEWthem H -i -he,suretiesintoandsum,condiseverallyreindeby theandof saleaforesaid,or by-AT THE-—Main lead for BARGAINS!tfjGRAND WINTERoiFEiisrrjsra-!Middletown, Del..Goods DownsameFancy Goods,Ready-made Clothing,Hats, Caps,Boots, Shoes,Notions, etc., etc.CourtCasSeptember,publicin tbeYour patronage is solicited, and youke dealt with right.Money may be scarce with yon, bnt rememher that onr prices will be in proportionyour purse; and if you have the moneyspend and want our goods, do not fail tous soon v vye adhere strictly to "PopularPrices,'' and thre popular vérdtcf on ouris that no goods of the same atyle andmanship can be bonght anywhere else forsame money.WZ HAVK WITH USW. GEO. MABBEY.Jan 8—tfOdessa, Del., December 3tst,Court.! ANNUAL STATEMENTOP TUB CONDITION OF TUBOf M. Georges and AppoqalnimlnkHundred*, to dat* tValue of Po'icies of Insurance, $811,200.95Value of Insurance Notes subjectto assessment,55,253.06Statement of Business for the year 1875;DR.To cash paid, losses by fire." " redemption of Coupons" " redemption Scrip and withdrawals.." " Expenses, viz:.Salaries.Taxes...Printing,Stationery, etc..." " Invested in Securities.$1,4702972201876,tenements,Green,ofCountydescribedcorandperches,line,JohnDaniela newwithtoof the58° eastperches,southeast 15the runbeginmoreourof- r _„ZEl üPCfe. S A Tcash ; - _ - - .se- SEVERAL TRIOS ÖP G AWE «HACKENS,off for j from imported stock. Apply toJ.H.WALKSftCO. Jan 8—41 Middletown,225 00117 82... 25 46 — 368.. 3,000$5,356CR.By cash on hand January 1st, 1875.$ 157" " received for Annual Prems. 3,121' " received for interest on loans 1,539cor" " received on account of loansAmount due Treasurer........50037$5,356anCONTINGENT FUND.2,000 Delaware State Bonds..5,C00 Delaware State Bonds.2.000 Delaware Rail Road Bonds...1,050 Delaware Rail Road Stock...2,500 Wilmington City Loan....... 2,5003.000 New Castle County Bonds... 3,000Judgment- Bonds$1,8735,0001,8609456,433$21,61137Deduct amount due Treasurer.Total Contingent Fund at this date $21,573JOSEPH G. BROWN,soldor purOrthat thetbehe, shetoreacsum, toconditiontbeirrespecoffrominofinof saleaforesaid,or byTttEASLHIR.Jan 15 —2tCO-PARTNEBSHIF.I have this day associated with me inness iny son, L. V. Aspril, Jr. All transaclions hereafter are to be in the firm nameL. V. Aspril & Son. A prompt settlementto date, is requested of parties indebtedL. V. ASPRILme.Odessa, Del., Jan. 1st, 1876.NOTICE.The undersigned hope, by a strict attentionto business and low prices, to merit thetronage formerly so liberally bestowed on"old stand." L. V. ASPRIL & SON.Odessa, Del,, Jan. 1st, 1876—tf.Court.MISS SAWYER'S SALVE,If every family knew the value of Missyer's Salve none would be without it.Vendue,AppoWm.Sold bjr all Druggists,1876AND COUNTRY STORES,At Fifty Cents' per' Box.Jan i— «> i'l • i m> * I* »u.! FUSE MEDICINAL UQD0KS,French and California Brandy,BO UR BON <t- R YE WHISKE Y,Port, Medeira and Sherry Wines, ■At ANDERSON'S DRUG STORE,Jan 15-tfmiddlktowx.r[GAINS!BARGAINS!.7.1.. .107We are going over our StockWe are going^e^^nr Stock andand8 *" JbftTe.stock,ofof*3VCT['sfrr'Hf»? tff»n rrtf A* UtJXW a* £ 4 à -JaMÄHHIW)Im/Exww'mwÖHSFTÄ'H'HDOWlf!BSfVVTATO THE VEBY LOWEST PRICETO THE VERY LOWEST PRIOETo meet the recent decline in good«To give you some idea of the price* wè' selling nf '1FOR CASH !FOR CASH!WE OFFER FINE AND HEAVY' , WE DEFER* FINE ANDABAVYOTffifiSMHHn-SlittjaSiNiAt 7 aid 8 ct«« per Yard.A SPLENDID YARD WIDEA <#LBNJ#D A'iARD Wrt)irri/d.■ !|i UNBLEACHED MUSLIN/ IGJTWW• : At 0 cents.BEST AND HEAVIEST . .BEST'AND HEAVIEST ' »THETHE4-4 UNBLEACHED MUSLINîjjM•■•••if! . i'-'JU 14 atIn the market, and a good 40 inchIn the market,'kiwi A go»# 40 inchwill ;1toto Isee i[prices Iworkthe■UNBïSACïïèïP MtÉLl NAt 10 Geot«.CALICOES,.Warranted Fast Colors,Warranted Fast Colors, >ÏQ1JIM AVimZ1375.At 61, 7 and 8 Gents.I:jAt 12 cts. per Yard.: ,W *ALL THE BEST MAKES fALL THE BEST MAKES !.87274 I08 :OKOFI BUMKlill KUBMBS2800 !Eelling.offstt.Belling off at . !muit n82i49 : __ __72 [ 10, 11, 12, 12$, 13, 13$, ftDQ 147000 I91 [FÜR TARO.82DRESS GOODS,_,80 ! CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES00 [0000 !00 j00 !rrr75 !"I75 I91 IAT COST AND BELOW COST.AT COST AND BELOW COST. .84 jREADY-MADE CLOTHINGSELLING AT Asjsllw&at.a a itbusitip TJ! AT> & A P.PTPTriPof ^ XLÄIÄ A DALttlJ!uptoTO CLOSE OUT BY SEEING.TO CLOSE OUf SEEING. ,jNow is the timepatheFOR HOUSEKEEPERS.'f> eTO MAKE THEIRto makk thrir -fcrrlir!Saw- i! SPRING PURCHASES,q. AW ADVANCEll«S!ï:fcSêinrIn certain lines of goodsIn certain lines of goods--.BEFORE THIRTY DAYS.n:J8. M. REYNOLDS.